Nepal Vs Jordan : World Cup qualifiers
After their success against Timor Leste in first round of 2014 World Cup Asian Qualifiers with emphatic 7-1 aggregate victory, Nepal is all set to play against Jordan in the second round on July 23 and 28. Jordan, ranked 83rd in the FIFA ranking currently, are two times (2004 and 2011) quarter finalists in AFC Asian Cup.
Comparing the historical background of both the teams, Jordan seems much stronger than Nepal. But Nepali Coach Graham Roberts, former English International, believes that Nepal can beat Jordan. When asked if Nepal can beat Jordan, Roberts said, "Why not! We can beat them. We are confident and will do everything possible in the second round qualifiers"
Jordan and Nepal are playing against each other for the first time. Jordan might be a tough call for Nepal but one thing common in both teams is they have lost only one match played in last seven matches.
Here's some comparisons of two teams :
FIFA ranking
Nepal 148 Vs Jordan 83
Highest Ranking
Nepal 124 (Dec 1993) Vs Jordan 37 (July 2004)
Lowest ranking
Nepal 188 (Feb 2008) Vs Jordan 152 (July 1998)
Football governing body
All Nepal Football Association (ANFA)
Jordan Football Association (JFA)
World Cup Appearances
Nepal: never qualified
Jordan: never qualified
Asia Cup Appearances
Nepal: never qualified
Jordan: Quarterfinalists in 2004 and 2011
Nepal: Last seven matches
W W D L W W W
Opponents:
East Timor (twice), Sri Lanka, Korea DPR, Afghanistan, Bhutan (twice)
Jordan Last seven matches
D D L W W D D
Opponents:
Korea DPR, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Uzbekistan
Coach
Nepal: Graham Roberts, Former England International
Jordan: Adnan Hamad, Former Iraq International
Biggest Win
Nepal Vs Bhutan 7-0 (1999)
Jordan Vs Macau 13-0 (2006)
Biggest defeat
Nepal Vs South Korea 0-16 (2003)
Jordan Vs China 0-6 (1984)
National Stadium
Dasharath Rangashala, Capacity : 25,000
Amman International Stadium , Capacity : 25,000
Kit Provider
Nepal: Adidas
Jordan: Adidas
Jersey:
Home
Nepal: Red
Jordan: White
Away
Nepal: Blue
Jordan: Red
BEIJING (AFP) – China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world -- a train connecting the modern cities ofGuangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour.
The super-high-speed train reduces the 1,069 kilometre journey to a three hour ride and cuts the previous journey time by more than seven and a half hours, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Work on the project began in 2005 as part of plans to expand a high-speed network aimed at eventually linking Guangzhou, a business hub in southern China near Hong Kong, with the capital Beijing, Xinhua added.
"The train can go 394.2 kilometres per hour, it's the fastest train in operation in the world," Zhang Shuguang, head of the transport bureau at the railways ministry, told Xinhua.
Test runs for the service began earlier in December and the link officially went into service when the first scheduled train left the eastern metropolis of Wuhan on Saturday.
By comparison, the average for high-speed trains in Japan was 243 kilometres per hour while in France it was 277 kilometres per hour, said Xu Fangliang, general engineer in charge of designing the link, according to Xinhua.
Beijing has an ambitious rail development programme aimed at increasing the national network from the current 86,000 kilometres to 120,000 kilometres, making it the most extensive rail system outside the United States.
China unveiled its first high-speed line at the time of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 -- a service linking the capital with the port city of Tianjin.
In September, officials said they planned to build 42 high-speed lines by 2012 in a massive system overhaul as part of efforts to spur economic growth amid the global downturn.
The network uses technology developed in co-operation with foreign firms such as Siemens, Bombardier andAlstom.
